The Copenhagen Accord: A Big Step Forward

David Doniger, 12.23.2009

Policy Director, NRDC Climate Center

Too many observers, in my view, are judging the Copenhagen Accord by the wrong yardsticks.

Copenhagen: A Theater of the Absurd

Sam Black, 12.22.2009

Research Associate at the Stimson Center

I think we owe it to the Copenhagen participants to recognize that, for these two weeks, they made the debate over health care seem reasonable by comparison.

The Susans I Met In The Slums Of Nairobi

Susan Smalley, Ph.D., 12.21.2009

Susan L. Smalley, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at ...

I visited Kiberia last week. With local NGO leaders as our guide (and two soldiers carrying automatic rifles) we walked through an adjacent neighborhood slum of Nbuta to visit some families that live there.

'Five Myths about Sudan' in The Washington Post

John Prendergast, 12.21.2009

Co-Founder of the ENOUGH Project

Let there be no mistake, with unfree elections coming in April and a referendum on the independence of the South the following January, Sudan is at di...

Climate Deal Flop Reveals Leadership Crisis

Sarah van Gelder, 12.19.2009

Co-Founder and Executive Editor of YES! Magazine, www.yesmagazine.org

The failure of world leaders in Copenhagen to come to terms with the climate crisis is provoking anger and disappointment. My colleague at YES! Magazi...

Uganda's Anti-Gay Law: Opposition Grounded in Bipartisan Confluence of Human Rights and Public Health

Dr. Mark Dybul, 12.19.2009

Former United States Global AIDS Coordinator, Co-director, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

Gay men and women cannot be legislated out of existence. The practical impact of a proposed anti-gay law will be to undermine Uganda's efforts to combat its HIV epidemic.

Invisible Children Exhibit: From Darkness to Sight

Priyanka Boghani, 12.17.2009

Freelance journalist and Huffington Post intern

At the Bleecker Street gallery, the sight that greets you is a floor strewn with beaten straw mats and ragged blankets. This is the detritus of living through one of Africa's most treacherous wars.

Obama and Clinton Fight International Parental Kidnappings

Edward Lozzi, 12.17.2009

Last month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly voiced her support and threw the weight of her office behind a Hague parental kidnapping case of a boy kidnapped by his mother four years ago.

Five House Chairmen to Obama: We All Promised Global AIDS Funding ...

Matthew Kavanagh, 12.17.2009

AIDS and Human Rights Activist

It would seem to be in Obama's interest to make good on the US's global AIDS promises: save a lot of lives, and keep some key allies happy.

Copenhagen Meltdown

Sanjay Khanna, 12.22.2009

Climate-change writer and journalist

The U.N. Climate Conference is falling apart. Protesters are being beaten in the street, Hugo Chavez is taking the high road and the whole thing might end without a new agreement.

Field Dispatch: Jonglei, Southern Sudan

John Prendergast, 12.17.2009

Co-Founder of the ENOUGH Project

This guest post was written by Maggie Fick, Enough's field researcher based in southern Sudan, and originally appeared as a field report on enoughproj...

Girls Will Be Girls—Even in Darfur

Catholic Relief Services, 12.16.2009

By Rachel Hermes I arrive with two basketballs a little after 8:30 in the morning. As I cross the long lawn in the boarding compound of a women's uni...

Invictus: Done the Eastwood Way

Jackie K. Cooper, 12.15.2009

Film Critic, JackieKCooper.com

Most of us know little to nothing about the sport of rugby, but that is not an impediment to enjoying this film. If you can appreciate Mandela's dream of unity, you will enjoy this film.

The Stoning of Tiger Woods

Robbie Gennet, 12.15.2009

Writer of words and music, rider of waves, world traveler

Tiger is lucky to live in a country where the crime for adultery is only ruining your career, being exposed and exploited by tabloids and television, and getting beat up by your wife.

Encouraging Indicators in the Fight Against Malaria

Ray Chambers, 12.15.2009

Philanthropist; Founder of the Amelior Foundation

Thanks to unprecedented levels of funding and extraordinary collaboration among partners, the malaria community has achieved remarkable progress.

Climate Change and Water: Will a River Still Run Through It?

Lori Pottinger, 12.14.2009

International Rivers, Editor of World Rivers Review and Africa Campaigner

Despite climate deniers' attempts to slow progress with the "Climate Gate," the rest of us are hoping the negotiators in Copenhagen will come up with some kind of road map that will lead to positive change.

Conflict Minerals: A Cover For US Allies and Western Mining Interests?

Kambale Musavuli, 12.14.2009

Advocates of the conflict mineral approach would be far more credible if they had ever called for any kind of pressure whatsoever on mining companies that are directly involved in fueling the conflict.

When Menstruation Means Inequality

Halle Tecco, 12.14.2009

Social Entrepreneur

For millions of women in the developing world, menstruation is a nightmare. With a dearth of feminine product options, women turn to rags, mud, and even tree bark to physically conceal the situation.

The Art of War on Ethiopia's Independent Press

Alemayehu G. Mariam, 12.14.2009

Professor of political science, CSU San Bernardino

Use a sledgehammer to smash a butterfly! That is the exquisite art of war unleashed on Ethiopia's independent press by the dictatorship of Meles Zenaw...

ON THE MEDIA Fawns Over Sweatshop-Loving Kristof

Jeff Ballinger, 12.15.2009

Jeff Ballinger appeared as an expert commentator on global political economy issues on NBC, CBS, ABC ...

On the Media with Brooke Gladstone in the anchor chair is always a good deal more than a diversion while cleaning the garage or running weekend errand...

Does the World need another Martyr? The Case of Birtukan Mideksa

Reporters Uncensored, 12.12.2009

A new Web destination, TV model and online community

As the election gets nearer, grim news of corruption and abuses coming out of Ethiopia increases with tremendous frequency.